Personal Glove

ABSTRACT

A personal glove, which is adapted for detachably retaining at a retention surface having a magnetic attracting ability, includes at least a glove body for being worn by a hand of a user and a magnetic arrangement provided at a dorsal side of the glove body in a hidden manner, wherein the magnetic arrangement is adapted for magnetically affixing at the retention surface to detachably retain the glove body thereon so as to enable the user wearing the glove body in a donning and doffing manner.

TECHNICAL FIELD

This invention relates to gloves, and more particularly to a personalglove, wherein the personal glove comprises a magnetic arrangementprovided at the dorsal side of the glove body for magnetically affixingat a retention surface to detachably retain the glove body thereon so asto enable the user easily wearing the glove body in a donning anddoffing manner.

BACKGROUND

Gloves are used for not only keeping our hands warm but also protectingour hands to provide a sanitary condition of our hands. For example, inchemical industries, people wear gloves for preventing chemical elementfrom contacting with their hands. It is extremely important that sincesome chemical elements are hazardous, which may cause skin disease oreven cancer. So, when people deal with the chemical elements, they mustwear gloves for protection.

However, such people may still have a chance to skin contact with thechemical element while they remove the gloves from their hands and wearthe used gloves back to their hands. For example, it is not hassle thatwhen a wearer removes his left glove from his left hand since his righthand still has a right glove thereon. However, after removing the leftglove, his bare left hand must contact with the right glove in order toremove the right glove from his right hand in such a manner that hisright hand may merely contact with the chemical element strained on leftglove. Even though the right and left gloves arc cleaned by water orother solvents before removing the gloves, the chemical element cannotbe totally washed by water.

Moreover, when wearing the gloves, the wearer must use his bare hands tohold the gloves such that the wearer may merely touch the gloves withhis bare hand in such a manner that the wearer's hand will contact theresidual chemical element on the gloves.

Even though there are some improved gloves being sold on the markets,how to securely placing them after use is a big issue. Improperplacement of the glove not only causes contaminates inside the gloves,but also increases waste produced by disposal of gloves and threatensthe environment Without proper placing after use, the glove getscontaminants from the environment very easily. Finally, the dirty insideof the glove puts those disgusting things on the users' hand. Thecontaminants left inside the glove are a serious danger to users'health.

On the other hand, there are some gloves having its glove stand forsecurity placing the glove. The glove stand is usually large and heavy.It is a hassle for people to always move such a big glove stand withthem.

It is necessary to develop a personal glove to solve the frustrationinvolved with the industrial gloves we are all used to and always keepsour hands clean and safe.

SUMMARY

A main object of the present invention is to provide a personal glove,wherein the special glove comprises a magnetic arrangement provided atthe dorsal side of the glove body for magnetically affixing at aretention surface to detachably retain the glove body thereon so as toenable the user wearing the glove body in a donning and doffing manner.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a personal glove,wherein the user is able to use one hand to don and doff the glove bodywithout contacting with the outer surface of the glove body so as toprevent the contamination of the hands of the user by touching the outersurface of the glove body during donning and doffing operation.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a personal glove,wherein the user is able to easily don and doff the glove in a hand downposition. Accordingly, the magnetic arrangement is provided at the lowerhalf portion of the glove body such that when the glove body ismagnetically attached on the retention surface, the glove body isnaturally secured thereon an inclined manner by its own weight for theuser to don and doff easily.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a personal glove,wherein the magnetic element is affixed to the glove body in a hiddenmanner such that the user is able to don and doff the glove with goodflexibility but without changing its original appearance.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a personal glove,wherein the glove further comprises a holding pocket and the magneticelement being inside the holding pocket is replaceable such that theuser is able to remove or change the magnetic element corresponding toindividual need.

Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the presentinvention provides a personal glove, comprising at least a glove body,which is adapted for being worn by a hand of a user, having a dorsaside, a palm side, and a finger portion; and a magnetic arrangementprovided at the dorsal side of the glove body in a hidden manner,wherein the magnetic arrangement is adapted for magnetically affixing atthe retention surface to detachably retain the glove body thereon so asto enable the user wear the glove body in a donning and doffing manner,whereby, the glove body is adapted for easily being worn and detachedfrom a wearer's hand while the glove is supported on the retentionsurface or anywhere iron can be found in the hands down position.

These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the presentinvention will become apparent from the following detailed description,the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a personal glove according to apreferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the personal glove according to the abovepreferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 illustrates a first alternative mode of the magnetic arrangementaccording to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 illustrates a second alternative mode of the magnetic arrangementaccording to the above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates an alternative mode of the glove body according tothe above preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE

The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appendeddrawings is intended as a description of presently-preferred embodimentsof the invention and is not intended to represent the only forms inwhich the present invention may be constructed or utilized. Thedescription sets forth the functions and the sequence of steps forconstructing and operating the invention in connection with theillustrated embodiments. It is to be understood, however, that the sameor equivalent functions and sequences may be accomplished by differentembodiments that are also intended to be encompassed within the spiritand scope of the invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2 of the drawing, a personal glove according toa preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, whereinthe personal glove comprises at least a glove body 10 and a magneticarrangement 20 for retaining the glove body 10 on a retention surface30.

The glove body 10, which is adapted for being worn by a hand of a user,has a dorsal side 11, a palm portion 12, and a finger portion 13. Asshown in FIG. 1, the finger portion 13 of the glove body 10 has fivefinger pockets 131 receiving fingers of the user thereat respectively.Alternatively, the finger potion 13 of the glove body 10 can have onefinger pocket and one thumb pocket as a kitchen glove.

The magnetic arrangement 20 is provided a non-operating area of theglove body 10 in a hidden manner, wherein the magnetic arrangement 20 isadapted for magnetically affixing at the retention surface 30 todetachably the glove body 10 thereon so as to enable the user wearingthe glove body 10 in a donning and doffing manner at a hand-downposition. Preferably, the magnetic arrangement 20 is provided at thedorsal side 11 of the glove body 10 in a hidden manner.

An exterior surface of the glove body 10 has an operating area and anonoperating area, wherein the operating area of the glove body 10 isdefined as the finger portion 13 and the inner side of a hand portion ofthe glove body 10. The non-operating 20 area of the glove body 10 isdefined by a nonworking area of the glove body 10 such as an outer sideof the hand portion and a wrist portion of the glove body 10. In otherwords, an object is held or grasped within the operating area of theglove body 10 and the rest of the glove body 10 is the nonoperatingarea.

According to the preferred embodiment, the magnetic arrangement 20comprises a magnetic element 21 coupled at the dorsal side 11 of theglove body 10 at a wrist portion 14 of the glove body 10 to provide aquick and ease of magnetically attachment between the glove body 10 andthe retention surface 30. Accordingly, the glove body 10 can bemagnetically attached to the retention surface 30 via the magneticelement 21, wherein the retention surface 30 has a portion made ofmagnetically attracting material such as metal. Therefore, when the userplace his or her close to the retention surface 30, the magnetic element21 will automatically attract to the retention surface 30. Once themagnetic element 21 is magnetically coupled on the retention surface 30,the user is able to doff the glove body 10 while the glove body 10 issecurely retained on the retention surface 30. It is worth to mentionthat the user is able to mount a metal panel on a wall surface to formthe retention surface 30 while the metal panel can be selectivelyadjusted its position on the wall surface to fit the hand position ofthe user.

Accordingly, the magnetic element 21, having a predetermined weight, isa magnet provided at the lower half (at the wrist portion 14) of theglove body 10, the center mass of the glove body 10 will be shifted atthe lower half thereof. In particularly, the magnetic element 21 notonly applies a downward weight force at the glove body 10 for naturallymaintaining the glove body 10 in an inclined manner when the glove body10 is affixed at the retention surface 30, but also enhances the glovebody 10 being worn by the user in a donning and doffing manner.

It is important that when the user wears the glove body 10 and contactswith a liquid chemical substance, the chemical substance will stay onthe glove body 10. When the glove body 10 is retained on the retentionsurface 30, the chemical substance will naturally drip down towards thefinger portion 13 so as to prevent the user from contacting with theouter surface of the glove body 10 during don and doff operation. Inaddition, the user is able to easily don and doff the glove body 10 in ahand down position when the glove body 10 is inclinedly retained on theretention surface 30.

In order to retain the magnetic arrangement 20 in position, the glovebody 10 comprises a receiving pocket 15 provided at the dorsal side 11of the glove body 10 to replaceably receive the magnetic arrangement 20so as to retain the magnetic arrangement 20 in position. As shown inFIGS. 1 and 2, the receiving pocket 15 has a top opening and a receivingcavity for replaceably receiving the magnetic element 21 therein. Inparticularly, the receiving pocket 15 comprises a pocket layer 151affixed to the inner surface of the glove body 10 at the wrist portion14 to define the receiving cavity between the pocket layer 151 and theinner surface of the glove body 10 so as to enable the 30 magneticarrangement 20 being received in the receiving pocket 15 through the topopening. It is appreciated that the pocket layer 151 can be provided onthe outer side of the glove body 10 to form the receiving pocket 15 atthe outer surface of the glove body 10 to retain the magnetic element 21thereat.

Accordingly, the magnetic element 21 of the magnetic arrangement 20 isreplaceable to selectively dispose in the receiving pocket 15 such thatthe user is able to remove or change the magnetic element 21corresponding to individual need.

According to the preferred embodiment, the glove body 10 is used in manydifferent kinds of usages, such as automotive repair, industrialoperation, cooking process, experimental operation and so on and iscapability of matching with personal dress such as belts, and pants forprotecting a wearer from skin contacting with an exterior surface of theglove. For example, the automotive repair glove is used for repairshops, paint and body work. The cooking process glove includes cookingwith food in the restaurants, kitchens, and hotels. The industrialoperation gloves are mainly used for chemical material handing such assolvents and solutions mixing and separation.

It is worth to mention that the glove body 10 is mounted on theretention surface 30 or anywhere metal surface. In such a hand downposition that the wearer's hand is in naturally bending down manner, thehand of the user is adapted for easily donning and doffing the glovebody 10 when the glove body 10 is retained on the retention surface 30without skin contacting with the exterior surface of the glove body 10.

For doffing the glove body 10, the wearer naturally bends down his orher hand and slides his or her hand into the glove body 10 from aninserting angle. Once the dorsal side 11 of the glove body 10 ispositioned close to the retention surface 30, the magnetic element 21will magnetically attract to the retention surface 30. At the time whenthe magnetic element 21 is magnetically coupled on the retention surface30, the hand of the user is able to detach from the glove body 10without skin-contacting with the outer surface of the glove body 10. Itis worth to mention that after the user doffs the glove body 10, theglove body 10 will remain at the same orientation on the retentionsurface 30.

For donning the glove body 10, the hand of the user is naturally placedat a hand down position that the user is able to naturally put his orher hand into the glove body. Since the glove body 10 is retained on theretention surface 30 via the magnetic element 21, the user is able toeasily locate his or her fingers to align with the finger pockets 131 ofthe glove body 10. After the glove body 10 is worn, the user is able toapply a pulling force to magnetically repel the magnetic force betweenthe magnetic element 21 and the retention surface 30.

So, the entire donning and doffing process of the glove body 10, theuser does not need to touch the exterior surface of the glove body 10 soas to prevent the user from being infected by any chemical elementstrained on the glove body 10. To sum up, the glove body 10 not onlybetter protects our health by helping to eliminate contaminant insidethe glove body 10, but also allows the user to don and doff the glovebody 10 without using the opposing hand anywhere there is metal to whichthe magnet can attach.

It is worth to mention that the glove body 10 is made of waterproofmaterial and chemical resistance material for keeping the working handsfrom being damaging by constant use. On the other hand, the material ofthe glove body 10 is light but durable so as to maximum the life span ofthe personal glove use.

FIG. 3 illustrates an alternative mode of the magnetic arrangement 20A,wherein the magnetic element 21A is made of magnetically attractingmaterial, such as metal, provided at the lower half (at the wristportion 14) of the glove body 10. The magnetic element 21A isreplaceably disposed in the receiving pocket 15 to retain the magneticarrangement 20A in position. Accordingly, the retention surface 30A hasa magnet 31A coupled on a wall surface such that the user is able toselectively adjust the position of the magnet 31A on the wall surface tofit the hand position of the user.

Likewise, FIG. 4 illustrates another alternative mode of the magneticarrangement 20B, wherein the magnetic element 21B is a magnet providedat the lower half (at the wrist portion 14) of the glove body 10. Themagnetic element 21B is replaceably disposed in the receiving pocket 15to retain the magnetic arrangement 20B in position. Accordingly, theretention surface 30B has a magnet 31B coupled on a wall surface suchthat the user is able to selectively adjust the position of the magnet31B on the wall surface to fit the hand position of the user.

Accordingly, the magnetic element 21B and the magnet 31B are two magnetswith two opposite poles. In the words, the pole of the face of themagnetic element 21B is different from the pole of the face of themagnetic 31B. Having the two-magnet configuration, the glove body 10 canfurther securely retain on the retention surface 30B.

FIG. 5 illustrates an alternative mode of the glove body 10C, whereinthe glove body 10C has a dorsal side 11C, a palm portion 12C, and afinger portion 13C. The magnetic element 21 is affixed to the inner sideof the glove body 10C such that the user is able to don and doff theglove body 10C with good flexibility without changing its originalappearance. Accordingly, the magnetic element 21, having a predeterminedweight, is provided at the lower half (at the wrist portion 14C) of theglove body 10C at the dorsal side 11C thereof. In other words, themagnetic element 21 is permanently affixed at the inner side of theglove body 10C. It is worth to mention that the magnetic element 21,21A, 21B can be selectively incorporated with the glove body 10C to meetthe preference of the user.

In view of above, the glove of the present invention can substantiallyprovide the following advantages in comparison with the conventionalglove stand:

(1) The chemical work gloves, metal work gloves, auto mechanic gloves,and gardening gloves are all suitable to employ the glove of the presentinvention. It enhances the donning and doffing operation of the glovebody 10. Since the glove bodies 10 are supported on the retentionsurface 30 in the hand-down position that the user's hands are innaturally bending manner, the user is able to wear and remove the gloveseasily without skin contacting with the exterior of the glove bodies 10so as to prevent the user's hands be polluted by the chemicals, stains,grease, or dirt on the gloves.

(2) When the glove bodies 10 are attached on the glove station in thehand-down position, due to the gravity, the chemicals, stains, grease,or dirt on the glove bodies 10 will automatically drop down therefrom.Thus, the operating area of the glove bodies 10 is entirely exposed tothe surroundings so as to speed up the drying process of the glovebodies 10.

Any conventional glove can be incorporated with the magnetic arrangementto achieve the same function as mentioned above. So, any kind of gloves,such as sports gloves, can be used without altering the originalstructure so as to minimize the manufacturing cost of the gloves todetachably retain at the retention surface 30.

One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of thepresent invention as shown in the drawings and described above isexemplary only and not intended to be limiting.

It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have beenfully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown anddescribed for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structuralprinciples of the present invention and is subject to change withoutdeparture from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes allmodifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the followingclaims.

The foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the inventionhas been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. Itis not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to theprecise form disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possiblein light of the above teaching. It is intended that the scope of theinvention not be limited by this detailed description, but by the claimsand the equivalents to the claims appended hereto.

1. A glove for detachably retaining at a retention surface having amagnetic attracting ability, comprising: at least a glove body, which isadapted for being worn by a hand of a user, having a dorsal side, a palmside, and a finger portion; and a magnetic arrangement provided at saiddorsal side of said glove body in a hidden manner, wherein said magneticarrangement is adapted for magnetically affixing at said retentionsurface to detachably retain said glove body thereon so as to enablesaid user wearing said glove body in a donning and doffing manner. 2.The glove, as recited in claim 1, wherein said magnetic arrangement isprovided at a wrist portion of said glove body.
 3. The glove, as recitedin claim 1, wherein said magnetic arrangement comprises a magneticelement coupled a lower half of said glove body such that said magneticelement not only applies a downward weight force at said glove body fornaturally maintaining said glove body in an inclined manner when saidglove body is affixed at said retention surface, but also enhances saidglove body being worn by said user in a donning and doffing manner at ahand-down position.
 4. The glove, as recited in claim 2, wherein saidmagnetic arrangement comprises a magnetic element coupled a lower halfof said glove body such that said magnetic element not only applies adownward weight force at said glove body for naturally maintaining saidglove body in an inclined manner when said glove body is affixed at saidretention surface, but also enhances said glove body being worn by saiduser in a donning and doffing manner at a hand-down position.
 5. Theglove, as recited in claim 1, wherein said magnetic arrangement isaffixed to an inner side of said glove body.
 6. The glove, as recited inclaim 4, wherein said magnetic arrangement is affixed to an inner sideof said glove body.
 7. The glove, as recited in claim 1, wherein saidglove body comprises a receiving pocket provided at said dorsal side ofsaid glove body to replaceably receive said magnetic arrangement so asto retain said magnetic arrangement in position.
 8. The glove, asrecited in claim 4, wherein said glove body comprises a receiving pocketprovided at said dorsal side of said glove body to replaceably receivesaid magnetic arrangement so as to retain said magnetic arrangement inposition.
 9. The glove, as recited in claim 7, wherein said receivingpocket comprises a pocket layer affixed to an inner side of said glovebody to define a top opening between said pocket layer and said innerside of said glove body so as to enable said magnetic arrangement beingreceived in said receiving pocket through said top opening.
 10. Theglove, as recited in claim 8, wherein said receiving pocket comprises apocket layer affixed to an inner side of said glove body to define a topopening between said pocket layer and said inner side of said glove bodyso as to enable said magnetic arrangement being received in saidreceiving pocket through said top opening.
 11. The glove, as recited inclaim 6, wherein said magnetic element is a magnet for magneticallyattracting to said retention surface having a portion made ofmagnetically attracting material.
 12. The glove, as recited in claim 10,wherein said magnetic element is a magnet for magnetically attracting tosaid retention surface having a portion made of magnetically attractingmaterial.
 13. The glove, as recited in claim 6, wherein said magneticelement is made of magnetically attracting material for magneticallyattracting to said retention surface having a magnet provided thereon.14. The glove, as recited in claim 10, wherein said magnetic element ismade of magnetically attracting material for magnetically attracting tosaid retention surface having a magnet provided thereon.
 15. The glove,as recited in claim 6, wherein said magnetic element is a magnet formagnetically attracting to said retention surface having a magnet withopposite pole provided thereon.
 16. The glove, as recited in claim 10,wherein said magnetic element is a magnet for magnetically attracting tosaid retention surface having a magnet with opposite pole providedthereon.
 17. The glove, as recited in claim 12, wherein said glove bodycomprises five fingers pockets provided at said finger portion.
 18. Theglove, as recited in claim 14, wherein said glove body comprises fivefingers pockets provided at said finger portion.
 19. The glove, asrecited in claim 17, wherein said glove body is made of waterproofmaterial and chemical resistance material.
 20. The glove, as recited inclaim 18, wherein said glove body is made of waterproof material andchemical resistance material.